Entry/Object ID
2023.001.008Description
Soft bound book entitled: "Slavery Days in Old Kentucky" by Isaac Johnson, A Former Slave. Originally published in 1901 by Republican & Journal Company Print, Ogdensburg, this book is a reprint, edited, with an introduction by Cornel J. Reinhart (Assistant Professor of History at St. Lawrence University). Published in 1994 by the Friends of the Owen D. Young Library and the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, the book is described as an autobiographical document about Johnson's "indenture into slavery and years of bondage." Born in Kentucky, he served in the 102nd Colored Regiment during the Civil War, was a stonemason in St. Lawrence County and Canada, and is buried in Ogdensburg. Cover is tan with orange and black lettering. Top right corner lists price as 25 cents. Contains four photographs of Johnson and his family.
Physical Description: 9" x 5 7/8" soft bound, tan coverAcquisition
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2023.001Source or Donor
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Subject: Enslaved persons -- Biography -- Kentucky, Slavery -- Kentucky, Slaves -- Biography -- Kentucky, African Americans -- Biography, Slavery -- History -- 19th century -- Kentucky, Slavery -- United StatesBook Details
Author
Isaac Johnson (1844-1905)Publisher
Friends of the Owen D. Young Library & SLCHADate Published
1994Publication Language
EnglishISBN
0-9634028-2-XName/Title
Slavery Days in Old Kentucky